Written and Illustrated by Rachel Boult
ISBN 978-0-9812064-3-1
30 pages, perfect bound, full colour,
$11.99
Sleepy Lion Lullaby is a bedtime book about animals, outer space, and the places we all go when we fall asleep. In 14 soothing verses and illustrations, animals are connected to the reader in delicate descriptions of our shared dream space and collective reverence for the magic in the universe.
Sleepy Lion Lullaby is great to calm children before bed, and is suitable for ages 1- 100
The medium I used is oil on canvas. The backgrounds are all inspired by real photos from the Hubble Space telescope of nebulas and stars. For example, the orangutan is peering at the Bubble Nebula, and the pig, rabbit, and elephant are floating in the Helix Nebula. The giraffe is in the Swan Nebula, and the polar bear is swimming past the famous Eagle Nebula. Can you tell I love nebulas?
The Adventures of Sleepy Lion Lullaby
This book happened with a little magic, I think. About a year and a half ago, I had a great idea to paint animals in space. I started with 6 paintings, and after I finished the first set, I wanted to sell them but I didn’t want to lose them, so I decided to somehow turn it into a book. Animals, space and dreams are 3 of my favourite things and with that as my inspiration, I wrote the verses, painted a few more pictures, and put it all together.
I like to do things myself and I was adamant to do all the publishing on my own, so every step of this book making was done by me, from the initial ideas and fun creative stuff, to the ISBN, CIP data entry, and sourcing out a printer. And now it is time to get it out into the world. And so, the journey of self promotion and distribution to book stores and retail shops begins. With a closet filled with 2000 copies, I know I have my work cut out for me.
All I can say is that this book was made with love, trust, and reverence for this beautiful world and the expansive universe beyond. I hope you enjoy reading it, and most importantly, I hope the children you read it to also enjoy it, and sleep well, and have sweet sweet dreams.
I have already received wonderful feedback from friends and family, a sister who thinks it’s the next “Goodnight Moon”, and a couple rave reviews from people who don’t even know me! One even titled “Sleepy Lion Lullaby: A new Classic” (say what?) Check out Snickerdoodles And Kids Book Review for an interview I did about self publishing (they also reviewed my book, so at the end of the interview click on the link and check it out too!!) Also, the Vernon Morning Star did an article about me too!
Here are some more reviews:
BabyVibe blog September 2, 2010
Bookalicious (Yummy Mummy Club)
Sleepy Lion Lullaby is also available at these fine stores:
Munro's - 1108 Government St. Victoria B.C.
Hip Baby - 560 Johnson St. Victoria B.C.
Ivy's Bootstore - 2188 Oak Bay Ave. Victoria B.C.
Finn & Izzy - 2259 Oak Bay Ave Victoria B.C.
Reviews:
Snickerdoodles Sleepy Lion Lullaby: A New Classic
Kids Book Review : Author Illustrator Interview
Yummy Mummy Club: Wanda Lynne Young from Bookalicious Reviews Sleepy Lion Lullaby